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THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH

Contents

ACT I

• Scene I. An open Place.

• Scene II. A Camp near Forres.

• Scene III. A heath.

• Scene IV. Forres. A Room in the Palace.

• Scene V. Inverness. A Room in Macbeth’s Castle.

• Scene VI. The same. Before the Castle.

• Scene VII. The same. A Lobby in the Castle.

ACT II

• Scene I. Inverness. Court within the Castle.

• Scene II. The same.

• Scene III. The same.

• Scene IV. The same. Without the Castle.

ACT III

• Scene I. Forres. A Room in the Palace.

• Scene II. The same. Another Room in the Palace.

• Scene III. The same. A Park or Lawn, with a gate leading to the Palace.

• Scene IV. The same. A Room of state in the Palace.

• Scene V. The heath.

• Scene VI. Forres. A Room in the Palace.

ACT IV

• Scene I. A dark Cave. In the middle, a Cauldron Boiling.

• Scene II. Fife. A Room in Macduff’s Castle.

• Scene III. England. Before the King’s Palace.

ACT V

• Scene I. Dunsinane. A Room in the Castle.

• Scene II. The Country near Dunsinane.

• Scene III. Dunsinane. A Room in the Castle.

• Scene IV. Country near Dunsinane: a Wood in view.

• Scene V. Dunsinane. Within the castle.

• Scene VI. The same. A Plain before the Castle.

• Scene VII. The same. Another part of the Plain.

• Scene VIII. The same. Another part of the field.

Dramatis Personæ

• DUNCAN, King of Scotland.
• MALCOLM, his Son.
• DONALBAIN, his Son.
• MACBETH, General in the King’s Army.
• BANQUO, General in the King’s Army.
• MACDUFF, Nobleman of Scotland.
• LENNOX, Nobleman of Scotland.
• ROSS, Nobleman of Scotland.
• MENTEITH, Nobleman of Scotland.
• ANGUS, Nobleman of Scotland.
• CAITHNESS, Nobleman of Scotland.
• FLEANCE, Son to Banquo.
• SIWARD, Earl of Northumberland, General of the English Forces.
• YOUNG SIWARD, his Son.
• SEYTON, an Officer attending on Macbeth.
• BOY, Son to Macduff.
• An English Doctor.
• A Scottish Doctor.
• A Soldier.
• A Porter.
• An Old Man.
• LADY MACBETH.
• LADY MACDUFF.
• Gentlewoman attending on Lady Macbeth.
• HECATE, and three Witches.
• Lords, Gentlemen, Officers, Soldiers, Murderers, Attendants and Messengers.
• The Ghost of Banquo and several other Apparitions.